Bégin, Quebec
Municipality in Quebec, Canada
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Bégin is a municipality in Quebec, Canada. It is named after Louis-Nazaire Bégin, and was first settled by families from Tadoussac around 1915. [1]
Bégin | |
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  Bégin Location in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 48°40′N 71°20′W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean |
| RCM | Le Fjord-du-Saguenay |
| Settled | 1910s |
| Constituted | February 8, 1922 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Gérald Savard |
| • Federal riding | Jonquière |
| • Prov. riding | Dubuc |
| Area | |
• Total | 195.60 km2 (75.52 sq mi) |
| • Land | 189.67 km2 (73.23 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[4] | |
• Total | 851 |
| • Density | 4.5/km2 (12/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  4.0% |
| • Dwellings | 491 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area codes | 418 and 581 |
| Highways | No major routes |
| Climate | Dfb |
| Website | begin |
